Graphite electrodes: ITC final-phase schedule

The ITC scheduled the final phase of its AD and CVD investigations on large diameter graphite electrodes from China and India. The notice was placed on public inspection October 23, 2026, and is scheduled for publication October 26, 2026 (91 FR 67328-67330; FR Doc. 2026-21754; Inv. Nos. 701-TA-787-788 and 731-TA-1775-1776 (Final)). Separately, Commerce postponed its China LTFV final determination to no later than February 12, 2027, and extended provisional measures (91 FR 66077-66078; FR Doc. 2026-21294, published October 19, 2026).

ITC final phase: hearing Feb 9, 2027; prehearing staff report Jan 26. Commerce China AD final postponed to no later than Feb 12, 2027; provisional measures extended to not more than six months.

Case posture

• ITC effective date: September 30, 2026, tied to Commerce's affirmative preliminary subsidy and LTFV determinations.
• Petitions: filed February 24, 2026 by Resonac Graphite America Inc. (Ridgeville, SC) and Tokai Carbon GE LLC (Charlotte, NC).
• HTSUS: 8545.11.00, 3801.10.50, 3801.90.00.
• Earlier Commerce stages: see China AD LTFV prelim, India AD LTFV prelim, China CVD critical circumstances, and India CVD critical circumstances.

Scope summary

Subject merchandise is large diameter graphite electrodes of any length, finished or not, with nominal or actual diameter exceeding 425 mm (16.7 inches), of a kind used in furnaces, plus graphite pin joining systems with minimum diameter 228.6 mm (9 inches) at the widest transverse cross-section. Country of origin is the country of graphitization. Excluded: electrodes already subject to the Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from China AD order via the Jilin Carbon 17-inch circumvention determination (74 FR 8775; 78 FR 56864). Also excluded: certain TES graphite blocks meeting the CTE, density, dimension, and hole criteria in the notice, plus smaller TES blocks, anchors, and pins under the stated CTE/density/size thresholds.

ITC final-phase calendar

• Entries of appearance and APO applications: no later than 21 days before the hearing. EDIS filing only.
• Prehearing staff report: January 26, 2027 (nonpublic; public version thereafter).
• Prehearing briefs: 5:15 p.m. February 2, 2027.
• Requests to appear: February 3, 2027.
• Prehearing conference: 9:30 a.m. February 8, 2027; written testimony and slides by noon February 8.
• Hearing: 9:30 a.m. February 9, 2027.
• Posthearing briefs and nonparty statements: 5:15 p.m. February 17, 2027.
• Record closes / info released: March 8, 2027; final comments 5:15 p.m. March 10, 2027 (no new factual information).

Commerce China AD final postponement

Commerce initiated the China LTFV investigation March 20, 2026 (91 FR 13581). POI July 1 through December 31, 2025. The September 30, 2026 preliminary determination (91 FR 61828) was affirmative with critical circumstances. On October 6, 2026, sole participating mandatory respondent Jiangsu Jianglong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. requested postponement. The final determination is now due no later than February 12, 2027 (135 days after preliminary publication), and provisional measures are extended from four months to not more than six months. Contact: Deborah Cohen (202) 482-4521. India's Commerce final determination date is not stated in these notices.

Action items

• Track the ITC calendar: steel (EAF) producers and electrode importers should diary the January through March 2027 briefing and hearing dates.
• Keep provisional deposits in landed cost: China AD provisional measures now run up to six months while the final is pending.
• Confirm origin and exclusions: check graphitization country of origin, SDGE China order overlap, and TES block exclusion criteria.

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